Easter Island Dec 4 – 10 2013
Easter
Island (Rapa Nui) has been on Kaija’s bucket list for ever. It is those magical, mystical row of Moai
that you have seen in classic photos of the South Pacific.
It is
believed that the first islanders arrived either from the Marquesas, the
Mangarevas, the Cooks or Pitcairn between the 4th & 8th
centuries. In our experience we
definitely saw the similarities to the Marquesans.
It was
exciting to see the statues and our native tour guide was great and it is
worthwhile taking the guided tour, albeit one gets the idea that each tour
guide has their own script as there is no definitive answer as to how these
huge carvings came to be. Rapa Nui
people are fiercely proud of their history and culture, and strive to keep
their traditions alive.
We spent 4
days on the island, en-route from our Road Trip of North America back to the
Marquesas. This was more than enough
time to see the sights and experience the culture of this island. If you plan to visit keep in mind there are
no showy resorts, just a smattering of family-run pensions and the
accommodations reflect the easy going atmosphere.
Here are the
highlight photos of our Easter Island Adventure.
We are ready
to catch our late night flight to Papeete where we will connect at 6:30am to
the Marquesas and back to the boat.
See you there!
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